UCC allowed to turn old bank into business school

University College Cork has been given planning permission to turn an old city centre bank into a premises for its business school.

With no objections received by Cork City Council, the slim likelihood of appeals being allowed could mean work can begin within weeks.

UCC applied in late December for permission to change the use of the Savings Bank building to education. The building was vacated by Permanent TSB five years ago, after 170 years as a bank.